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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “hotshots” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

44 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
hotshots145551(None) 
hotshot1358341hotshot_
hotspots1344841hotspots
potshots1346281potshots
bowshots1645102bowshots
hotchpots1942902hotchpots
hotfoots1444322hotfoots
hotspot1247462hotspot_
potshot1249732potshot_
airshots1145943airshots
borshts1266543borsh_ts
bowshot1578253bowshot_
dropshots1543393dropshots
earshots1146623earshots
eyeshots1453373eyeshots
gunshots1244373gunshots
hatchets163310383hatchets
hipshot15106643hipshot_
hockshops2383213hockshops
hoists95516023hois__ts
honchos15369573honcho_s
hoosgows1542923hoosgows
hoots84830253ho___ots
horsts95817513hors__ts
hosts85526703ho_s__ts
hotches153814363hotch_es
hotchpot1844123hotchpot_
hotdogs1234453hot_dogs
hotfoot1347053hotfoot_
hothouse1447353hot_house
hotrods1148283hot_rods
hotspurs1342853hotspurs
moonshots1444283moonshots
motmots1166133mot_mots
outshoots1245393outshoots
outshot10312103outshot_
outshouts1245213outshouts
pothos114214693pot_ho_s
rimshots1343883rimshots
shots84730853___shots
toeshoes1147713toeshoes
tosspots1044563tosspots
toyshops1644433toyshops
upshots1235193_upshots

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162447.44019645.4
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691447.89022647.8
 
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